Where does “आगे-पीछे” come from?

आगे-पीछे (Hindi) comes from Hindi पीछे, from Hindi पीछा, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀘𑁆𑀙, from Sanskrit पश्च, from Sanskrit पश्चा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pasčaH, from Proto-Indo-European *pos-kʷéh₁.

आगे-पीछे (Hindi): one-by-one, individually

Definitions

  1. one-by-one, individually

Ancestry of “आगे-पीछे”, step by step

आगे-पीछे traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi पीछे

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपीछेbehind; after
2Hindiपीछाrear, hind part; chase, pursuit
3Sauraseni Prakrit𑀧𑀘𑁆𑀙—
4Sanskritपश्चhinder, later
5Sanskritपश्चाbehind; after, later; westward
6Proto-Indo-IranianpasčaH—
7Proto-Indo-European*pos-kʷéh₁—

via Hindi आगे

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiआगेforward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *pos-kʷéh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pasčaH →Every word from Sanskrit पश्चा →